May/June 2017

In This Issue

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50 Years of R&WI and Beyond
Fifty years is quite a milestone, the label Golden Anniversary…
Editor's Notebook
A Humbling Path
R&WI’s 50th anniversary commemoration in this issue has been a…
Feature
We've Come a Long Way
A look back at R&WI’s birth year of 1967 makes clear that its origin…

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The Helicopter as a Lifesaving Tool
Sikorsky explains how today’s helicopter technology was birthed from a…
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Decades of History in Brazil
Geography and other factors make this nation ideal for helicopters,…
Feature
Working Toward a Bright Future
NASA research has contributed to some rotary-wing technologies that…
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A Helicopter for the Masses
A 43-year-old engineer’s 1973 mid-life crisis sparked the success of…
Feature
A Disruptive Future
Fifty years from now, a reader curious about ancient thought on…
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Future Military Vertical-Flight Operations
Tomorrow’s innovations will be driven by present-day needs for more…
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Navigating the Future
Upcoming developments could pave the way for helicopters to maneuver…
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Extracting Advantages from Aircraft Data
Building on lessons from the airline world, Southwest Asia combat and…
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Drones in 2067: Who Knows?!
Unmanned aircraft advocates share their hopeful expectations for the…
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Revisiting the R&WI Pilot Report: The Hughes Hotrod
We Take a look at an excerpt of one of R&WI’s earliest pilot reports…
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Essential Equipment: HUMS
Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) can help lower maintenace…
Leading Edge
The Ones Behind the Curtain
Five years ago, my daughter began school at Arizona State University…
Military Insider
Too Much of a Good Thing?
Many years ago, I was conducting flight tests on one of the most…
Feature
Reader Testimonials
Readers share what R&WI means to them.
Coming Up
Coming Up
Preview what's coming in future R&WI issues.
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Applied Avionics
New Altitude, Same Approach
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Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
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Curtiss-Wright
Adding Functionality without Increasing LRU Count
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Leonardo Helicopters
Partner content from Leonardo.
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True Blue Power, A Division of Mid-Continent Instrument Co.
Partner content from True Blue Power.
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Pratt & Whitney Canada
Every second, a P&WC-powered aircraft takes off or lands somewhere in…
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UTC Aerospace Systems
Where ingenuity takes off.

May/June 2017

In This Issue

50 Years of R&WI and Beyond

A Humbling Path

We've Come a Long Way

The Helicopter as a Lifesaving Tool

Decades of History in Brazil

Working Toward a Bright Future

A Helicopter for the Masses

A Disruptive Future

Future Military Vertical-Flight Operations

Navigating the Future

Extracting Advantages from Aircraft Data

Drones in 2067: Who Knows?!

Revisiting the R&WI Pilot Report: The Hughes Hotrod

Essential Equipment: HUMS

The Ones Behind the Curtain

Too Much of a Good Thing?

Reader Testimonials

Coming Up

Applied Avionics

Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Curtiss-Wright

Leonardo Helicopters

True Blue Power, A Division of Mid-Continent Instrument Co.

Pratt & Whitney Canada

UTC Aerospace Systems

Ad Index

May/June 2017

50 Years of R&WI and Beyond

A Humbling Path

We've Come a Long Way

The Helicopter as a Lifesaving Tool

Decades of History in Brazil

Working Toward a Bright Future

A Helicopter for the Masses

A Disruptive Future

Future Military Vertical-Flight Operations

Navigating the Future

Extracting Advantages from Aircraft Data

Drones in 2067: Who Knows?!

Revisiting the R&WI Pilot Report: The Hughes Hotrod

Essential Equipment: HUMS

The Ones Behind the Curtain

Too Much of a Good Thing?

Reader Testimonials

Coming Up

Applied Avionics

Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Curtiss-Wright

Leonardo Helicopters

True Blue Power, A Division of Mid-Continent Instrument Co.

Pratt & Whitney Canada

UTC Aerospace Systems